The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

DR Congo welcomes deployment of regional force to fight rebels

Kinshasa says it will not accept the participation of Rwandan troops in any regional force to fight the M23 rebels.

Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2022

Refugees, welcome to Schrödinger’s Rwanda

Priti Patel’s illogical thought experiment on asylum seekers is grist to Boris Johnson’s Brexit mill

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022

Tory minister in Brexit rallying cry after European court blocks Rwanda flight

THE UK Attorney General has issued a rallying cry to “complete Brexit” after the Government’s initial failed attempt to deport people to…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2022

Suspected militants shoot at bus in southwestern Rwanda, kill two

Two people were killed and six were injured when suspected militants opened fire on a bus in southwestern Rwanda, Rwandan police said.

Reuters · Jun 19, 2022

Rwanda flight grounding 'should have been the end of Tories' cruel policy'

THE grounding of the first flight intended to deport refugees from the UK to Rwanda earlier this week, following a last-minute intervention by the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2022

Congo’s M23 rebels plan to take trading hub Goma

M23 rebels plan to take over the trading hub of Goma on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Rwanda to force negotiations with the Congolese government, according to a report by a United Nations independent group of experts published Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022

Tory pressure builds on Johnson over blocked deportations

Boris Johnson faces growing pressure from his ruling party to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, amid frustration that a court ruling scuppered the government’s flagship immigration plan this week.

Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022

Security 'cheered' as Rwanda deportation flight halted and refugees let off plane

The flight scheduled to take asylum seekers to Rwanda was grounded at MoD Boscombe Down, near Salisbury, Wilts, at the last minute on Tuesday after European judges intervened on human rights grounds

Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2022

Despite Rwanda threat, migrants in Calais still dream of England

In a makeshift tented camp outside Calais, Sudanese refugee Ahmed is keeping his sights firmly set on England, despite the threat of being deported to Rwanda once he gets there.

Reuters · Jun 18, 2022

Boris Johnson defends timing of shock Kyiv visit and ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will go ahead

Some ‘red wall’ Tories said the Prime Minister’s decision to pull out of the event went against plans to level up the north

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2022